Gas or fuel odor triggers school evacuation, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonAt a local elementary school near Summit Avenue, fire and emergency units responded to reports of a gas or fuel odor detected in an office near the cafeteria. The school building was evacuated while crews investigated the source of the smell. The fire alarm had been activated during the incident. No further details on the cause or injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine, Elementary School, near Summit Avenue, HAZMENTURT, (number withheld). Momon Elementary School, near Summit Avenue, and Hazmat,
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(number withheld).
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And you try near Summit Avenue.
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Agent 5 responding (number withheld).
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(number withheld) and (number withheld).
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Light of 1 responding (number withheld).
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Rescern in Elmont Elementary.
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Rescue 1,(number withheld). Rescue 1, (number withheld).
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R7 near Summit Avenue, the Milmont Elementary School.
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See the call from an employee stated they have an odor a natural gas in the office.
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The fire alarm is also activated and we did receive the central station.
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And if I was on St. Bill and we'll be back, we'll be out checking.
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Engine 5 on location, building appears to be evacuated, (number withheld).
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Inside for me to Car 7.
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Good.
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I'm poor of a gas leak in one of the magnets person's office here.
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I'm at the office right now. It smells more like fuel right now. We should have maybe the rescue guys coming up with their mirrors and just take a quick sweep.
01:41
It sounds like fuel like true fuel for Jamesville.
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That's just a rescue ladder both pulling off her shortly.
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21 major five. Are we looking at the boiler room?
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Negative. It's an office in the back here in the cafeteria.
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The lady's coming out to leave you back here.
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Copy. Copy.
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7 is on same as the time.
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Car 7, I'll locate something with the assignment (number withheld).
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7-Engon 5 while you're in there.
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Locate the full station, they full students and work on recess and then temporarily.
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Full station's already reset. It was here at the front door.
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21.7. I came in through the parking garage. I've worked my way up to you.
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Blake, was there any odors in the parking garage?
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Negative.
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LT,
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did you go in this back door back here?
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I came in the parking garage, the actual parking garage entrance.
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Coming up the steps out of the purse.
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Location mentioned:
Near Summit Ave, Reading, PA 19611
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